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To: Gamecock
Gamecock writes: If God wanted us to ponder genealogy beyond the birth of our Savior, He would have provided additional information...

Well, we have the names of a dozen-odd relatives of Jesus who survived his crucifixion, several of whom became prominent in the Church, and at least two of whom apparently contributed books to the New Testament (James and Jude).

Surely that qualifies as "additional information".

54 posted on 12/20/2007 5:57:13 AM PST by Richard Poe
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To: Richard Poe

But the trail goes cold at that point, wouldn’t you say?


56 posted on 12/20/2007 6:10:45 AM PST by Gamecock (Aaron had what every megachurch pastor craves: a huge crowd that gave freely and lively worship.)
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To: Richard Poe
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work—which is by faith. - 1 Timothy 1:3-4

Seems like good advice to me.

60 posted on 12/20/2007 6:51:32 AM PST by Between the Lines (I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
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To: Richard Poe

A more fruitful study might be to devote oneself through faih in Christ to studying the doctrine of the bride of Christ as described in Scripture. If one is tempted to investigate claims of a bloodline, then one might approach the study from the more orthodox approach by studying what our Lord has to say about His bride, who it is, His stance on adultery, and trustworthiness assuring us that He has but one bride, (The Church). In order to understand His doctrines on the topic, one will grow by God the Holy Spirit in understanding how His bride is formed. Then draw your own conclusions, through faith alone in Christ alone. All faith is from God.


88 posted on 12/20/2007 7:53:37 PM PST by Cvengr (Every believer is a grenade. Arrogance is the grenade pin. Pull the pin and fragment your life.)
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